India suffered more selfie-related deaths in 2015 than any other country in the whole world, as par media reports.
About half of the 27 “selfie related” deaths around the world last year occurred in India, according to Washington Post.
Many Indians lost their lives while posing for selfies in 2015. While some died taking a selfie in front of an oncoming train, others drowned when a boat tipped over at a picnic. A few also perished on a cliff that gave way and crumbled into a 60-foot ravine and on the slippery edge of a scenic river canal.
There was also an unfortunate incident in September last year of a Japanese tourist who fell down the steps at the Taj Mahal and died while trying to take a selfie.
Even India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi loves to take selfies.
“We have identified more than a dozen “no-selfie zones” around the city,” Mumbai police said this week after three young girls were swept out into the Arabian Sea while taking selfies in a rocky part of the Bandra area Saturday. One of the young women is presumed dead, as is a man who dived in to rescue them.
Speaking to BBC, Mumbai police spokesperson, Dhananjay Kulkarni, said, “Police would be asking city officials to take steps to reduce the risk of selfies at popular tourist spots such as the city’s famous Marine Drive, including deploying life guards and posting warning signs.”
Last year, authoritis also established no-selfie zones in certain areas of the massive Hindu religious gathering called the Kumbh Mela as they feared blockages caused by selfie-takers could trigger stampedes.
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This article originally appeared on Washington Post.
